Turold
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Jihomoravský kraj
District (town):
Břeclav
Village:
Mikulov
Cadastre:
Mikulov na Moravě
Map sheets:
34-14 Mikulov, 34-142 Mikulov
Accessibility:
no traffic restriction ( by car)
Technical object:
quarry
ID:
674
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Abandoned quarry exposing two loess layers separated by a buried soil. This loess contains fauna of the Wurm Interglacial. Underlying bedrock consists of dolomitized Ernstbrunn Limestone with oncoidal a bioclastic limestones. Common karst features including caves. This locality is classified as a Natural Reserve in the Protected Landscape Area Pálava.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Quaternary > Quaternary of deposition areas of Bohemian Massif;
Carpathians > Klippen Zone > Klippen Zone
Stratigraphy:
Quaternary, Turonian
Subject:
paleontology, stratigraphy, quaternary geology
Geological phenomenon:
karst, lithological boundary, fosil soil, fossils fauna
Genesis:
sedimentary, aeolian (wind activity)
Rock:
loess, limestone
Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Nature reserve in Protected landscape area
Part of LEPA (Large-size especially protected areas):
Pálava
Additional information:
See the Digital register of the Agency for Nature Conservation and Landscape Protection of the Czech Republic AOPK ČR, code 456 (Turold)
Conflicts of interests:
tourism
References
- Čtyroký, P. et al. (1990): Základní geologická mapa 1:25 000 a vysvětlivky, list 34-142 Mikulov. - ČGÚ Praha.
- Havlíček, P. - Kovanda, J. (1985): Nové výzkumy kvartéru v okolí Pavlovských vrchů. - Antropozoikum, 16, 21-59. Praha.
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Ivana Uhlířová, 29.11.1993
Updated by:
Plíšek Antonín, 20.08.2004, Gürtlerová Pavla, 16.04.2012, Kukal Zdeněk, 22.12.2017
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 674 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/674.
Location in map:
Assessment
Scientifical assesment:
extraordinary
Educational assesment:
major
Significance:
national
Representativeness:
major
Geological importance:
significant study profile, geo-historical value, geo-regional value (mapping), geoturistic value
Excursion locality:
yes
Locality conditions:
no problems
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